James Hetley is the author of The Summer Country, as well as this volume and a couple of books with titles starting with “Dragon.” Last time, I found out that he had been a karate instructor and a trash collector, in addition to a member of the United States Army; he is also apparently a graduate of the University of Michigan. He also seems to be a fan of cats; he has identified nearly every one of his neighborhood cats in his blog. Other than that, all I have gathered from a several-week perusal of his entries is that he lives in Maine (which I already knew) and he likes to ride his bike. Also, the weather in Maine is a bit crap.

Since this book starts exactly after the end of the last one, I shall cut all plot discussion. (more…)